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WITH
PERSONAL
131 Ah... See Varon's Column On Page Three
THE
JEWISH
TIMES
Vol. XXXIX, No. 7
Thursday, October 6, 1983
25 Cents
Egypt's Mubarak Meets
With Jewish Leaders
By David Friedman
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Four-
teen Jewish leaders, who met with
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt
for more than an hour, came away
reassured that Egypt is committed
to peace with Israel but disap-
pointed that the Egyptian leader
has allowed the relationship
between the two countries to cool
over the last year.
Julius Berman, chairman of the
Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations,
who led the group, told a press
conference inside the Egyptian
Embassy that the Jewish leaders
had also expressed disappointment
to Mubarak that he and other
Egyptian officials have been call-
ing for Israel's withdrawal from
Lebanon instead of the simultane-
ous withdrawal of Israeli, Syrian
and Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization forces.
Secretary of State George Shultz
told Jewish leaders after the May
17 Israeli-Lebanese agreement
that Mubarak and other Arab
leaders accepted the need for
simultaneous withdrawal of all for-
eign troops, according to Berman.
But he said that the Egyptians
have only been urging Israel
to withdraw.
Berman said that when Mubarak
was confronted with this position
he explained that he believed once
Israel makes clear it will withdraw
from Lebanon, Syria will eventu-
ally withdraw due to pressure from
other Arab countries and because
the Syrians do not want a war with
Israel. "To be very candid, we
were not pleased" with this argu-
ment, Berman noted.
Major Concern: 'Cold Peace'
But it was the "cold peace" that
has developed between Egypt and
Israel that appears to be the major
concern of the Jewish leaders in
their talk with Mubarak. Berman
said that Israel made major sacri-
fices in the peace treaty with
Egypt "not just for a piece of paper
but to prepare a new relationship
between two ancient peoples of
living together." He warned that in
this relationship, if "you don't
move forward, you move
backward."
Berman noted that when Jewish
leaders met with Mubarak Jan. 28,
he told them that he had recalled
the Egyptian Ambassador from
Israel and had cooled other ties in
order to save the peace from public
opinion. At the meeting, Mubarak
said that "public opinion will not
allow the sending back of the
Ambassador at this point in time,"
according to Berman. The Egyp-
tian President expressed the hope
that public opinion will "mellow,"
Berman said.
After Mubarak met with Presi-
dent Reagan last Friday, a senior
American official also stressed
that Mubarak was unable to give
the U.S. any new assurances that
the Egyptian Ambassador will re-
turn to Israel anytime soon.
Berman said that the Jewish
leaders stressed to Mubarak that
the task of leadership is "molding
public opinion not just reacting to
it." They expressed concern that
the Egyptian press was contrib-
uting to the anti-Israel opinion in
Egypt and would make it harder to
reverse the situation.
Continued on Page Nine
Shamir Coalition Shaky
JERUSALEM � Prime Minister-designate Yitzhak Shamir
rejected a demand this week on West Bank settlements by six
members of the ruling coalition, an action which could severely
injure his chances at preserving a majority in the Knesset.
The loss of six votes would reduce the number of his supporters in
the 120-seat Parliament to 58, instead of the 64 seat Likud bloc
majority on which his proposed Cabinet was based.
The compromise was demanded by four liberals and two inde-
pendents who saw it as a way to bring the opposition Labor Party
back into negotiations on a broad-based national unity government.
It would have given Labor veto power over any new settlements in
the West Bank.
Shamir is also facing difficulties from the ultra-Orthodox Agudat
Israel Party, which has four members in the Likud coalition.
Shamir decided to seek a vote of confidence in the Knesset this
week. Under Israeli law he needs a simple plurality vote to take
office, although anything short of an absolute majority of the 120
member chamber would mean that his government was off to
a shaky start.
Begin relied on a six-party coalition controlling 64 seats. All of the
coalition parties agreed earlier to support Shamir, apparently guar-
anteeing him the post. Now, however, he is faced with possible
defections that could cost him the job.
Begin, who has not been seen publicly for several weeks, has not
said whether he will attend the Knesset vote. Aides say Begin has a
skin rash that prevents him from shaving and that he is reluctant to
appear in public unshaven.
If Shamir fails to win the vote of confidence, Begin would continue
to serve as caretaker prime minister until a new government is
formed or until elections.
Blum Opens UN
With Peace Plea
By Yitzhak Rabi
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) -
Israel called on the Arabs to turn a
new leaf and live side-by-side in
peace with Israel. "The govern-
ment of Israel is prepared, as it has
always been, to negotiate with the
neighboring Arab states an equit-
able solution to the Arab-Israeli
conflict," Yehuda Blum, Israel's
Ambassador to the United Nations,
declared in a major foreign policy
address to the 38th General
Assembly.
Noting that in 35 years of war
and bloodshed in the Middle East,
no problem has been solved, Blum
asked the Arabs: "Are we better
off as a result of so many years of
conflict than we would have been
had our nations lived side-by-side
in peace? Could not the billions
squandered on arms procurements
have been put to better use in solv-
ing urgent domestic problems such
as poverty, hunger, illiteracy and
the widening social gap between
rich and poor?" he asked.
In his 19-page speech, Blum said
that Israel stands for the full res-
toration of Lebanon's sovereignty
and independence and accused
Syria of trying to frustrate that
goal directly and through
its proxies.
Yehuda Blum
"Israel believes that in order to
enable the attainment of that goal,
all foreign forces must withdraw
from that country. Alongside these
objectives, and bearing in mind the
experiences of recent years, Is-
rael's legitimate security needs
must be guaranteed and Lebanese
territory must never be used again
for attacks upon our citizens," the
Israeli envoy said.
Welcomes Cease-Fire
He said Israel welcomes the
cease-fire recently achieved in
Lebanon and added, "We are fol-
lowing the situation closely and are
looking forward to the establish-
ment of conditions which will in-
sure security and tranquility along
the Israel-Lebanon border."
He warned, "Under no circum-
stances will Israel agree to return
to the state of affairs which pre-
vailed until 16 months ago, when
Lebanese territory was used as a
base for terrorist operations
against our citizens. Israel sin-
cerely hopes and wishes to see an
independent Lebanon in which a
strong and stable regime exercises
control throughout the country."
Envoy Denounces Syria
But Blum strongly attacked
Syria which, he charged, has
broadened its involvement in Leb-
anon and is engaged in a direct war
against the government of that
country. "President (Hafez) Assad
(of Syria) � backed diplomatically
and militarily by the Soviet Union
and assisted by Palestinian terror-
ists � continues his ruthless opera-
tions to keep Lebanon in disarray
in an attempt to force Lebanon to
submit to Syrian domination,"
Blum charged.
He added that, "resorting to its
well known tactics of threats and
extortion, Syria continues to under-
mine Lebanon's path to regaining
Continued on Page Nine
Sachar Opens Campus With
With Identity Plea
By Alex Wohl
Jewish Times Staff
It was the time to finally show off
the fruit of their labors. Approxi-
mately 500 patrons of the new
Jewish Community Campus in
Newton, gathered Sunday morning
at a champagne breakfast dedica-
tion of the Campus.
It was only appropriate that the
featured speaker for the morning,
which drew together fundraisers
and fundraisees, was the dean of
all fundraisers, Dr. Abram L.
Sachar, founding president and
now Chancellor Emeritus of
Brandeis University. Sachar, who
has himself raised over $200 mil-
lion for Brandeis, is still involved
in the school's fundraising efforts
and continues to play a vital role in
its development as the school cele-
brates its 35th anniversary this
year.
Last Sunday morning, however,
Sachar's comments did not deal
with "his" school. Instead, his
remarks were confined to the Bos-
ton Jewish community, and its
"stunning" and "special" achieve-
ment.
The great historian explained
how the new campus is important
because it fights off "the perma-
nent philosophy of despair" which
he sees as so prominent in today's
society. According to him, in a
society filled with the fear of nu-
clear extinction as is ours, we must
have hope for the future. "That's
why today is so important,"
Sachar stressed. "Because it is
showing that we believe in the
future."
Continuing Identification
Sachar commented that the new
Jewish Community Campus is just
a continuation of the trend by dif-
ferent cultures to reach out and.
rejoice in their heritage.
The Refurbished Masterpiece
"Older generations wanted to
identify and assimilate," he said.
"They wanted to acculturize as
quickly as possible," he added.
"But great changes have taken
place. Where we used to want the
protection of the American Dream,
we now want singularity under that
protection."
To this, he added a quotation by
George Bernard Shaw: "Every
man is a bus in which all of his
ancestors travel."
The additional surprise for the
morning was the announcement
that the Campus would be officially
called the Gosman Jewish Com-
munity Campus, following a $2
million contribution by the Abra-
ham and Betty Gosman family.
Also giving brief and entertain-
ing speeches at the morning's festi-
vities were Congressman Barney
Frank, Newton Mayor Theodore
Mann, and Sherman Starr, newly
elected president of CJP.
As Starr said, using an old
aphorism, "Great institutions have
great signatures." Well, the new
Jewish Community Campus in
Newton certainly has had no short-
age of great signatures on checks
in helping it to achieve its early
success.

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WITH
PERSONAL
131 Ah... See Varon's Column On Page Three
THE
JEWISH
TIMES
Vol. XXXIX, No. 7
Thursday, October 6, 1983
25 Cents
Egypt's Mubarak Meets
With Jewish Leaders
By David Friedman
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Four-
teen Jewish leaders, who met with
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt
for more than an hour, came away
reassured that Egypt is committed
to peace with Israel but disap-
pointed that the Egyptian leader
has allowed the relationship
between the two countries to cool
over the last year.
Julius Berman, chairman of the
Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations,
who led the group, told a press
conference inside the Egyptian
Embassy that the Jewish leaders
had also expressed disappointment
to Mubarak that he and other
Egyptian officials have been call-
ing for Israel's withdrawal from
Lebanon instead of the simultane-
ous withdrawal of Israeli, Syrian
and Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization forces.
Secretary of State George Shultz
told Jewish leaders after the May
17 Israeli-Lebanese agreement
that Mubarak and other Arab
leaders accepted the need for
simultaneous withdrawal of all for-
eign troops, according to Berman.
But he said that the Egyptians
have only been urging Israel
to withdraw.
Berman said that when Mubarak
was confronted with this position
he explained that he believed once
Israel makes clear it will withdraw
from Lebanon, Syria will eventu-
ally withdraw due to pressure from
other Arab countries and because
the Syrians do not want a war with
Israel. "To be very candid, we
were not pleased" with this argu-
ment, Berman noted.
Major Concern: 'Cold Peace'
But it was the "cold peace" that
has developed between Egypt and
Israel that appears to be the major
concern of the Jewish leaders in
their talk with Mubarak. Berman
said that Israel made major sacri-
fices in the peace treaty with
Egypt "not just for a piece of paper
but to prepare a new relationship
between two ancient peoples of
living together." He warned that in
this relationship, if "you don't
move forward, you move
backward."
Berman noted that when Jewish
leaders met with Mubarak Jan. 28,
he told them that he had recalled
the Egyptian Ambassador from
Israel and had cooled other ties in
order to save the peace from public
opinion. At the meeting, Mubarak
said that "public opinion will not
allow the sending back of the
Ambassador at this point in time,"
according to Berman. The Egyp-
tian President expressed the hope
that public opinion will "mellow,"
Berman said.
After Mubarak met with Presi-
dent Reagan last Friday, a senior
American official also stressed
that Mubarak was unable to give
the U.S. any new assurances that
the Egyptian Ambassador will re-
turn to Israel anytime soon.
Berman said that the Jewish
leaders stressed to Mubarak that
the task of leadership is "molding
public opinion not just reacting to
it." They expressed concern that
the Egyptian press was contrib-
uting to the anti-Israel opinion in
Egypt and would make it harder to
reverse the situation.
Continued on Page Nine
Shamir Coalition Shaky
JERUSALEM � Prime Minister-designate Yitzhak Shamir
rejected a demand this week on West Bank settlements by six
members of the ruling coalition, an action which could severely
injure his chances at preserving a majority in the Knesset.
The loss of six votes would reduce the number of his supporters in
the 120-seat Parliament to 58, instead of the 64 seat Likud bloc
majority on which his proposed Cabinet was based.
The compromise was demanded by four liberals and two inde-
pendents who saw it as a way to bring the opposition Labor Party
back into negotiations on a broad-based national unity government.
It would have given Labor veto power over any new settlements in
the West Bank.
Shamir is also facing difficulties from the ultra-Orthodox Agudat
Israel Party, which has four members in the Likud coalition.
Shamir decided to seek a vote of confidence in the Knesset this
week. Under Israeli law he needs a simple plurality vote to take
office, although anything short of an absolute majority of the 120
member chamber would mean that his government was off to
a shaky start.
Begin relied on a six-party coalition controlling 64 seats. All of the
coalition parties agreed earlier to support Shamir, apparently guar-
anteeing him the post. Now, however, he is faced with possible
defections that could cost him the job.
Begin, who has not been seen publicly for several weeks, has not
said whether he will attend the Knesset vote. Aides say Begin has a
skin rash that prevents him from shaving and that he is reluctant to
appear in public unshaven.
If Shamir fails to win the vote of confidence, Begin would continue
to serve as caretaker prime minister until a new government is
formed or until elections.
Blum Opens UN
With Peace Plea
By Yitzhak Rabi
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) -
Israel called on the Arabs to turn a
new leaf and live side-by-side in
peace with Israel. "The govern-
ment of Israel is prepared, as it has
always been, to negotiate with the
neighboring Arab states an equit-
able solution to the Arab-Israeli
conflict," Yehuda Blum, Israel's
Ambassador to the United Nations,
declared in a major foreign policy
address to the 38th General
Assembly.
Noting that in 35 years of war
and bloodshed in the Middle East,
no problem has been solved, Blum
asked the Arabs: "Are we better
off as a result of so many years of
conflict than we would have been
had our nations lived side-by-side
in peace? Could not the billions
squandered on arms procurements
have been put to better use in solv-
ing urgent domestic problems such
as poverty, hunger, illiteracy and
the widening social gap between
rich and poor?" he asked.
In his 19-page speech, Blum said
that Israel stands for the full res-
toration of Lebanon's sovereignty
and independence and accused
Syria of trying to frustrate that
goal directly and through
its proxies.
Yehuda Blum
"Israel believes that in order to
enable the attainment of that goal,
all foreign forces must withdraw
from that country. Alongside these
objectives, and bearing in mind the
experiences of recent years, Is-
rael's legitimate security needs
must be guaranteed and Lebanese
territory must never be used again
for attacks upon our citizens," the
Israeli envoy said.
Welcomes Cease-Fire
He said Israel welcomes the
cease-fire recently achieved in
Lebanon and added, "We are fol-
lowing the situation closely and are
looking forward to the establish-
ment of conditions which will in-
sure security and tranquility along
the Israel-Lebanon border."
He warned, "Under no circum-
stances will Israel agree to return
to the state of affairs which pre-
vailed until 16 months ago, when
Lebanese territory was used as a
base for terrorist operations
against our citizens. Israel sin-
cerely hopes and wishes to see an
independent Lebanon in which a
strong and stable regime exercises
control throughout the country."
Envoy Denounces Syria
But Blum strongly attacked
Syria which, he charged, has
broadened its involvement in Leb-
anon and is engaged in a direct war
against the government of that
country. "President (Hafez) Assad
(of Syria) � backed diplomatically
and militarily by the Soviet Union
and assisted by Palestinian terror-
ists � continues his ruthless opera-
tions to keep Lebanon in disarray
in an attempt to force Lebanon to
submit to Syrian domination,"
Blum charged.
He added that, "resorting to its
well known tactics of threats and
extortion, Syria continues to under-
mine Lebanon's path to regaining
Continued on Page Nine
Sachar Opens Campus With
With Identity Plea
By Alex Wohl
Jewish Times Staff
It was the time to finally show off
the fruit of their labors. Approxi-
mately 500 patrons of the new
Jewish Community Campus in
Newton, gathered Sunday morning
at a champagne breakfast dedica-
tion of the Campus.
It was only appropriate that the
featured speaker for the morning,
which drew together fundraisers
and fundraisees, was the dean of
all fundraisers, Dr. Abram L.
Sachar, founding president and
now Chancellor Emeritus of
Brandeis University. Sachar, who
has himself raised over $200 mil-
lion for Brandeis, is still involved
in the school's fundraising efforts
and continues to play a vital role in
its development as the school cele-
brates its 35th anniversary this
year.
Last Sunday morning, however,
Sachar's comments did not deal
with "his" school. Instead, his
remarks were confined to the Bos-
ton Jewish community, and its
"stunning" and "special" achieve-
ment.
The great historian explained
how the new campus is important
because it fights off "the perma-
nent philosophy of despair" which
he sees as so prominent in today's
society. According to him, in a
society filled with the fear of nu-
clear extinction as is ours, we must
have hope for the future. "That's
why today is so important,"
Sachar stressed. "Because it is
showing that we believe in the
future."
Continuing Identification
Sachar commented that the new
Jewish Community Campus is just
a continuation of the trend by dif-
ferent cultures to reach out and.
rejoice in their heritage.
The Refurbished Masterpiece
"Older generations wanted to
identify and assimilate," he said.
"They wanted to acculturize as
quickly as possible," he added.
"But great changes have taken
place. Where we used to want the
protection of the American Dream,
we now want singularity under that
protection."
To this, he added a quotation by
George Bernard Shaw: "Every
man is a bus in which all of his
ancestors travel."
The additional surprise for the
morning was the announcement
that the Campus would be officially
called the Gosman Jewish Com-
munity Campus, following a $2
million contribution by the Abra-
ham and Betty Gosman family.
Also giving brief and entertain-
ing speeches at the morning's festi-
vities were Congressman Barney
Frank, Newton Mayor Theodore
Mann, and Sherman Starr, newly
elected president of CJP.
As Starr said, using an old
aphorism, "Great institutions have
great signatures." Well, the new
Jewish Community Campus in
Newton certainly has had no short-
age of great signatures on checks
in helping it to achieve its early
success.